Introduction
Individual training efforts are created and designed in the Content Planning Module (CPM) Projects menu. The projects menu currently has two parts "Main" and "Content".
Main - shows all projects, my projects and inactive projects. In this menu, new projects can be created, selected, archived/deleted and exported to the Enterprise Data Envirnoment (EDE). Before selecting the "Content" menu, a project must be selected.
Content - The project selected from the "Main" menu will be displayed with new menu options. The selected project allows the following data sections to be configured:
Project Management
Curriculum Development
Reports
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1. CPM Projects menu will show various projects currently active in the system. Select the desired project and then select "View" or "Content" from the above menu.
Figure 1 - CPM Projects Menu - Main
2. A different menu of choices will be displayed that allows the designer to start creating the required training management documents, assign team members, and create a Curriculum Outline of Instruction (COI) or print various reports about the project. The three main menu's are:
Project Management - Assigns team members, inputs data required to generate the TPP and ultimately a TCCD, and allows members of the team to be assigned work.
Curriculum Development - Has two primary functions, Links or assigns approved JDTA data from any Learning Center to this project. It is also how the COI will be created. The COI is created at different levels. These levels are Course, Module, Lessons and Sections. This will be covered in more detail below.
Reports - Generates reports based on data entered in at the Project Management and Curriculum Development levels. This will be covered in more detail below.
Figure 2 - Three Main Menu Options in the Content Menu
3. The Project Management group has 4 sub-parts, a 5th sub-part becomes available after the TPP is approved and creates a TCCD option which allows fields entered into the TPP to be chanegs and updated before the project goes final.
Team Members: If your assigned to a project, it will be displayed in you "My Projects" discussed above. Team Members can be assigned different roles and responsibilites that maybe greater then the ones assigned by the CPM System Administrator.
Assignments - Is a text based system that will show up on the inital CPM login screen and allows people to assign task or reviews to other team members in CPM.
Change Record - See users manual
TPP / TCCD - Are combined data entry fields. Once the TPP is approved, no further changes can be made to those fields, but a TCCD option becomes available to address any changes in the project after the TPP has been approved.
The specific TPP fields are shown in the figure below.
Figure 3 - Project Management - Specifically the TPP option
4. The figure below just shows the fields that become available after the TPP is approved in the TCCD option. This allows final changes in the project to be captured by the TCCD.
Figure 4 - Project Management - Specifically the TCCD option
5. In the next sub-part of the Projects "Content" menu is the Curriculum Development Option. This is the part that will actually be used to create the COI, TCCD, CMS, IMDP, Learning Objectives (TLO and ELO), linkage to specific JDTA items and provides the level of detail to the development team of how things will be taught, assessed, media used, numbers and placement of test / assessments. The below graphic is focused upon the Performance Requirement option. The Performance Requirement option is how any approved JDTA gets linked to the project. It is important to select the JDTA items identified as required for training, no more, no less. These selected performance requirement items will be used later to link to Learning Objectives. By first selecting the required Occupations from the list of approved JDTAs will start the process of down-selection JDTA items available for selection at the Job, Duty, Task, Sub-Task and Step level. Only Jobs under the selected Occupations will be displayed next, only Duties associated with the selected Jobs, only Task associated with selected Duties, so on and so forth down to the Step level. Remember that KSATRs are defined at the Task level and require the associated JDTA Task to be selected for KSATRs to become available. A beneficial feature inside the performance requirements option at the sub-task and step level actually allows JDTA sub-task and Steps to be recommended to be added to a specific JDTA. Now these JDTA items are not approved, but if something was missed and caught later in the process, it can be added to the JDTA. This still requires the JDTA to be reviewed again and those additions must be approved. After they are approved, the Sub-Task or Step level items under the Performance Requirements option then need to be selected for later use in linking to Learning Objective development.
Figure 5 - CPM Project - Linking JDTA to the Project (using Performance Requirements)
6. Next option is the "Course Title". This title will be the course title used on all Course Management Documents. Course Length are defined by components that make up this course and are not user controlled at this level. The designer can input the Course Title (see figure 6 and 7), Delivery Method (see figure 7), and a part called ISD Considerations (see figure 8) that becomes available and should be populated with data approved during the FEA. The following ISD Consideration fields are required:
Course Strategy - A text based description of how the course is structured and organized.
Learning Strategy - A text based description of how the course is being taught. This communicates to the development team the high-level instructional approach.Does not duplicate the material discussed at the Module level.
Branching Strategy - A text based description of any branching, remediation, small group training evolutions.
Testing Frequency - CPM does not create a traditional Testing Plan like the ones used in NAVEDTRA 130 / 131. This text based field needs to explain, by week and day all performance and knowledge based testing planned as part of this course.
Test Layout Conventions - Will testing take place at the module, lesson and/or section level. Will focus be on specific modules over other modules, or performance over knowledge exams. What are the exam weights for this course.
Methodology - Allows the design team to identify key members and instructional approaches and theories used during this course design effort.
Figure 6 - CPM Projects - Course Title Description
7. By selecting the Course Level and selecting "New" it will create a module in CPM. Modules are mainly used to group multiple similiar Lessons (TLO's) together in a course. Since development in CPM is based on the work, it is recommended to use a Module to group major blocks of instruction together. In most cases, the JDTA Job as the Module title can be used to group Duties and Task together into an effective instructional block. Modules in CPM / LO Module are not the same as Modules as defined in NAVEDTRA 130. The CPM toolset does allow you to link Modules to Duties from the JDTA, but this is not encouraged unless approrpiate in supporting the desired instructional outcome. Just like the course level, the design team must enter Module name, Delivery Method and ISD Considerations. The following ISD Consideration fields are required:
Learning Strategy - A text based description of how the Module will be taught. Does not duplicate the material discussed at the Lesson level.
Testing Frequency - This text based field needs to explain, by week and day all performance and knowledge based testing planned as part of this Module. It should include, quizes, CAPSTONE events, etc...that are supporting this instruction.
Figure 9 - CPM Module - ISD Considerations
8. The module level is the first level that JDTA items can be linked to the Project. Only approved JDTA's selected in the Performance Requirements option will be available for selection. While it is not required or recommended to link JDTA to a Module, you can if it is appropriate. NETC has no requirement to link a Module to anything, but should be created to allow better organization of instructional content and group similiar TLO's (i.e. Lessons) together to allow a CAPSTONE type assessment is appropriate or required. The specific steps to link JDTA to Modules, Lessons and Sections are discussed here.
Figure 10 - Color Codes showing linkage between the JDTA and the Project
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Introduction
Individual training efforts are created and designed in the Content Planning Module (CPM) Projects menu. The projects menu currently has two parts "Main" and "Content".
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1. CPM Projects menu will show various projects currently active in the system. Select the desired project and then select "View" or "Content" from the above menu.
2. A different menu of choices will be displayed that allows the designer to start creating the required training management documents, assign team members, and create a Curriculum Outline of Instruction (COI) or print various reports about the project. The three main menu's are:
3. The Project Management group has 4 sub-parts, a 5th sub-part becomes available after the TPP is approved and creates a TCCD option which allows fields entered into the TPP to be chanegs and updated before the project goes final.
4. The figure below just shows the fields that become available after the TPP is approved in the TCCD option. This allows final changes in the project to be captured by the TCCD.
5. In the next sub-part of the Projects "Content" menu is the Curriculum Development Option. This is the part that will actually be used to create the COI, TCCD, CMS, IMDP, Learning Objectives (TLO and ELO), linkage to specific JDTA items and provides the level of detail to the development team of how things will be taught, assessed, media used, numbers and placement of test / assessments. The below graphic is focused upon the Performance Requirement option. The Performance Requirement option is how any approved JDTA gets linked to the project. It is important to select the JDTA items identified as required for training, no more, no less. These selected performance requirement items will be used later to link to Learning Objectives. By first selecting the required Occupations from the list of approved JDTAs will start the process of down-selection JDTA items available for selection at the Job, Duty, Task, Sub-Task and Step level. Only Jobs under the selected Occupations will be displayed next, only Duties associated with the selected Jobs, only Task associated with selected Duties, so on and so forth down to the Step level. Remember that KSATRs are defined at the Task level and require the associated JDTA Task to be selected for KSATRs to become available. A beneficial feature inside the performance requirements option at the sub-task and step level actually allows JDTA sub-task and Steps to be recommended to be added to a specific JDTA. Now these JDTA items are not approved, but if something was missed and caught later in the process, it can be added to the JDTA. This still requires the JDTA to be reviewed again and those additions must be approved. After they are approved, the Sub-Task or Step level items under the Performance Requirements option then need to be selected for later use in linking to Learning Objective development.
6. Next option is the "Course Title". This title will be the course title used on all Course Management Documents. Course Length are defined by components that make up this course and are not user controlled at this level. The designer can input the Course Title (see figure 6 and 7), Delivery Method (see figure 7), and a part called ISD Considerations (see figure 8) that becomes available and should be populated with data approved during the FEA. The following ISD Consideration fields are required:
7. By selecting the Course Level and selecting "New" it will create a module in CPM. Modules are mainly used to group multiple similiar Lessons (TLO's) together in a course. Since development in CPM is based on the work, it is recommended to use a Module to group major blocks of instruction together. In most cases, the JDTA Job as the Module title can be used to group Duties and Task together into an effective instructional block. Modules in CPM / LO Module are not the same as Modules as defined in NAVEDTRA 130. The CPM toolset does allow you to link Modules to Duties from the JDTA, but this is not encouraged unless approrpiate in supporting the desired instructional outcome. Just like the course level, the design team must enter Module name, Delivery Method and ISD Considerations. The following ISD Consideration fields are required:
8. The module level is the first level that JDTA items can be linked to the Project. Only approved JDTA's selected in the Performance Requirements option will be available for selection. While it is not required or recommended to link JDTA to a Module, you can if it is appropriate. NETC has no requirement to link a Module to anything, but should be created to allow better organization of instructional content and group similiar TLO's (i.e. Lessons) together to allow a CAPSTONE type assessment is appropriate or required. The specific steps to link JDTA to Modules, Lessons and Sections are discussed here.